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Dennis HackethalOP, 12 days ago·#3310

Force means you get people who don’t care about justice. For example (emphasis added):

Another issue that makes me a bad juror is I simply don't care. Unless someone does something to me or someone I care about, I don't care. If someone had done something to me or mine then I couldn't be a juror for that trial anyway. If John Smith steals Jane Doe's car, I don't care. Even if John Smith kills Jane Doe's [sic], I don't care. I think killing someone is wrong but if it doesn't effect [sic] me personally I don't care what punishment they get. If that makes me a bad person, so be it.

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Dennis HackethalOP revised 2 days ago·#3374
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You actually want people who don’t care. You need neutrality.

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Dennis HackethalOP, 12 days ago·#3315

No, you want unbiased people. That doesn’t mean they shouldn’t care.

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